Agency Overview - Texas A&M AgriLifeagrilifecdn.tamu.edu/leaders/files/2013/09/cohort-ii-advocacy... · Agency Overview Richard Teague Jane Dever David Caldwell Judith Ball . Mission

Agency Overview Richard Teague

Jane Dever

David Caldwell

Judith Ball

Mission

To develop new knowledge and tools through basic and

translational research to benefit consumers and expand

agricultural sustainability, profitability, and environmental

stewardship

Vision

We will be foremost among peer research organizations—both

nationally and internationally—as leaders in the discovery and

application of agricultural and life sciences. Our discoveries,

development, and transfer of innovative technologies will

produce economic, environmental, and health benefits that are

key to Texas’ success and vital in the lives of its citizens.

Strategic Plan, 2010-2015

Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Executive Associate Director Associate Director Assistant Director

Foundation Seed Service Agricultural

Economics

Horticultural Sciences

Amarillo

San Angelo

Dean of Veterinary

Medicine &

Biomedical Sciences

Foreign Animal and

Zoonotic Disease

Defense (ICAB)

Information

Technology Director

Corporate

Relations Agricultural

Leadership,

Education, &

Communications

Nutrition & Food

Science

Beaumont

Stephenville

Veterinary

Pathobiology

Institute of Renewable

Natural Resources

Office of the State

Chemist

Genomics and

Bioinformatics Services

Animal Science

Plant Pathology &

Microbiology

Corpus Christi

Temple

Veterinary Physiology

& Pharmacology

Institute for Plant

Genomics &

Biotechnology

Administrative

Services

Biochemistry &

Biophysics

Poultry Science

Dallas

Uvalde

Veterinary Integrated

Biosciences

Norman E. Borlaug

Institute for

International

Agriculture

Biological &

Agricultural

Engineering

Recreation, Park, &

Tourism Sciences

El Paso

Vernon

Texas Water

Resources Institute

Ecosystem Science

Management

Soil & Crop Sciences

Lubbock

Weslaco

Institute for Obesity

Research & Program

Evaluation

Entomology Wildlife & Fisheries

Sciences

Overton

September 6, 2012 Texas A&M AgriLife Research Departmental Org Chart

13 Research and Extension Centers

901 Contract and Grant Awards

$103 Million in Contracts and Grants

$187 Million in Total Expenditures

590 Ph. D. scientists statewide

6 Institutes

Collaboration with over 30 nations

Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Scientists within 14 Departments ◉ Agricultural Economics

◉ Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication

◉ Animal Science

◉ Biochemistry/Biophysics

◉ Biological & Agricultural Engineering

◉ Ecosystem Science & Management

◉ Entomology

◉ Horticultural Sciences

◉ Nutrition & Food Sciences

◉ Plant Pathology & Microbiology

◉ Poultry Science

◉ Recreation, Parks & Tourism

◉ Soil & Crop Sciences

◉ Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences


Agriculture Critical Mass

Research & Extension

Centers (13) ◉ Amarillo

◉ Lubbock

◉ Vernon

◉ El Paso

◉ San Angelo

◉ Uvalde

◉ Stephenville

◉ Dallas

◉ Overton

◉ Beaumont

◉ Temple

◉ Corpus Christi

◉ Weslaco

Stations, Farms &

Facilities ◉ Fort Stockton

◉ Port Aransas

◉ Alice

◉ Etter

◉ Chillicothe

◉ Beeville

◉ Barnhart

◉ Sonora

◉ Eagle Lake

◉ McGregor

◉ Pecos

◉ A&M Research Farm

◉ Stile Farm

◉ AG-CARES

◉ Halfway (Helms)

◉ Proctor

Sustain healthy ecosystems and conserve our natural resources

Utilize fundamental genomic information

to optimize plant and animal production,

and human health

Enhance urban and rural

agricultural industries

Mitigate negative effects of

global climate change Improve public health and

well-being

The state’s premiere research agency in agriculture, natural resources and the life sciences

Imperatives





Economics


Amarillo

San Angelo

Dean of Veterinary

Medicine &

Biomedical Sciences

Foreign Animal and

Zoonotic Disease

Defense (ICAB)

Information

Technology Director

Corporate


Leadership,

Education, &

Communications

Nutrition & Food

Science

Beaumont

Stephenville

Veterinary

Pathobiology


Natural Resources

Office of the State

Chemist

Genomics and


Animal Science

Plant Pathology &

Microbiology

Corpus Christi

Temple


& Pharmacology

Institute for Plant

Genomics &

Biotechnology

Administrative

Services

Biochemistry &

Biophysics

Poultry Science

Dallas

Uvalde


Biosciences

Norman E. Borlaug

Institute for

International

Agriculture

Biological &

Agricultural

Engineering

Recreation, Park, &

Tourism Sciences

El Paso

Vernon

Texas Water

Resources Institute

Ecosystem Science

Management


Lubbock

Weslaco


Research & Program

Evaluation


Sciences

Overton


Off Campus Units

Faculty report to Resident Directors of Research

◉ Assigned to Academic Departments

Each center has regional agricultural/urban focus

◉ Amarillo – air quality, cattle feeding, wheat

◉ Beaumont – rice;

◉ Dallas – urban agriculture,& environments

◉ El Paso – water resources, economic policies

◉ Corpus – cropping systems, livestock, wildlife, marine production,

economics

Research and Extension Centers

Vernon Research and Extension Center >100 years of ag research and service to the Texas Rolling Plains

◉ Overton – livestock, forage legume and hay, horticulture

◉ San Angelo – prescribed burning, sheep & goat performance

testing, animal fiber laboratory, animal nutrition

◉ Stephenville – environmental & watershed quality, plant breeding,

bioenergy, dairy science, horticulture, entomology

◉ Temple – agro-ecosystems modeling, crop physiology, hydrological

modeling, water quality, GIS- IT

◉ Uvalde – horticulture, wildlife, cropping systems

◉ Weslaco – plant breeding, genomics, cropping systems, horticulture

Research and Extension Centers

1887 – Hatch Act

To promote scientific experiments and principles of agricultural

science

1906 – Adams Act

Annual appropriations

1909 – Texas Legislature

Appropriated Funds

Lubbock Research and Extension Center >100 years of ag research and service to the Texas High Plains

Budget Appropriations

Contracts andGrants

Fees and Services

Personnel & Facilities ◉ 356 acres, labs,

greenhouses

◉ 92 full-time (Research 71, Extension 21)

◉ 67 graduate and undergraduate students

Satellite sites ◉ Pecos (508 acres)

◉ Halfway/Helms (296/307)

◉ Lamesa/AG-CARES (253)

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension District 2 offices

14 joint appointments at Texas Tech University

Research Programs ◉ Algae for Bio-fuels

◉ Breeding & Genetics ◉ Cotton, Corn, Oilseed,

Potato, Peanut, Sorghum

◉ Cotton Entomology

◉ Cotton & Peanut Pathology

◉ Cropping Systems

◉ Horticulture

◉ Irrigation System Design & Management

◉ Viticulture

◉ Weed Science

Strong collaboration with commodity groups and USDA-ARS

Lubbock Research and Extension Center

Foundation Seed Service

◉ Technology transfer for plant improvement discovery

Corporate Relations

◉ Facilitates major sponsored research/commercialization

Genomics and Bioinformatics Services

◉ Supports wide range of genetic research

Report directly to Executive Associate Director of Texas A&M

AgriLife Research, Dr. Bill McCutchen

Research Support Services

Non-profit, stand-alone unit located near Vernon

Liaison between plant improvement programs and

companies interested in licensing/marketing products

Operations are intended to be self-supporting by generating

revenue through sales and services

Texas Foundation Seed Services

Maximize public benefit

Assure technology transfer to private sector

Recover research costs and generate revenue

Plant Management and Release Goals

Contact for major (>10MM) sponsored research

Coordinates major multi-unit, multi-institute corporate

research proposals

Facilitates intellectual property and commercialization with

corporate partners and the OTC

Corporate Relations

Wheat – Bayer CropScience (multi-year, $$$, 2012)

◉ Non-exclusive rights to Bayer for TAM wheat breeding (CR)

◉ Develop and commercialize wheat varieties (TFFS)

◉ Molecular markers for drought tolerance in wheat (GBIS)

Ceres long-term collaboration to develop grain sorghum for

biofuel (2007)

Algae project for biofuel (TAM, industry, DOD)

Corporate Relations - Examples

Central service facility for system scientists and others

◉ Next generation sequencing, genotyping and transcription

analyses

◉ Genomics, bioinformatics, molecular and computational

scientists

Services support 400 researchers from 20 departments, 6

colleges, agencies and private sector companies

Involved in 190 grant submissions

Genomics and Bioinformatics Services




Economics


Amarillo

San Angelo

Dean of Veterinary

Medicine &

Biomedical Sciences

Foreign Animal and

Zoonotic Disease

Defense (ICAB)

Information

Technology Director

Corporate


Leadership,

Education, &

Communications

Nutrition & Food

Science

Beaumont

Stephenville

Veterinary

Pathobiology


Natural Resources

Office of the State

Chemist

Genomics and


Animal Science

Plant Pathology &

Microbiology

Corpus Christi

Temple


& Pharmacology

Institute for Plant

Genomics &

Biotechnology

Administrative

Services

Biochemistry &

Biophysics

Poultry Science

Dallas

Uvalde


Biosciences

Norman E. Borlaug

Institute for

International

Agriculture

Biological &

Agricultural

Engineering

Recreation, Park, &

Tourism Sciences

El Paso

Vernon

Texas Water

Resources Institute

Ecosystem Science

Management


Lubbock

Weslaco


Research & Program

Evaluation


Sciences

Overton


Institutes

Multi-disciplinary centers with statewide, national, and often

international programs:

◉ National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease

Defense

◉ Institute for Obesity Research and Program Evaluation

◉ Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology

◉ Institute for Renewable Natural Resources

◉ Norman E. Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture

◉ Texas A&M Institute for Genomic Medicine

◉ Texas Water Resources Institute

AgriLife Research— On-Campus Institutes




Economics


Amarillo

San Angelo

Dean of Veterinary

Medicine &

Biomedical Sciences

Foreign Animal and

Zoonotic Disease

Defense (ICAB)

Information

Technology Director

Corporate


Leadership,

Education, &

Communications

Nutrition & Food

Science

Beaumont

Stephenville

Veterinary

Pathobiology


Natural Resources

Office of the State

Chemist

Genomics and


Animal Science

Plant Pathology &

Microbiology

Corpus Christi

Temple


& Pharmacology

Institute for Plant

Genomics &

Biotechnology

Administrative

Services

Biochemistry &

Biophysics

Poultry Science

Dallas

Uvalde


Biosciences

Norman E. Borlaug

Institute for

International

Agriculture

Biological &

Agricultural

Engineering

Recreation, Park, &

Tourism Sciences

El Paso

Vernon

Texas Water

Resources Institute

Ecosystem Science

Management


Lubbock

Weslaco


Research & Program

Evaluation


Sciences

Overton


On Campus Units (COALS)

Unique characteristic: Structure

◉ Academic Department + AgriLife Research Unit

14 individual on-campus units

◉ research, extension (except BICH), and teaching missions

All units have uniqueness—not from same mold

◉ Degree to which involved in Research

◉ Exclusively on-campus vs. presence in off campus centers

◉ Considerable variation in size of units

◉ Research focus: production agriculture, health or animal health,

animal or plant breeding/genetics, educational development,

ecology, environmental sustainability, etc

COALS Units within Texas A&M AgriLife Research

It is common for on-campus faculty to have

responsibilities to research, teaching, and extension

missions

Historically most common appointment:

◉ Research+Teaching (67% AgriLife Research+33% COALS)

◉ 100% Research appointments rare on-campus

◉ 34% Research+33%Teaching+33% Extension (suicide split!)

Not as clear cut as it used to be—funding changes

◉ Funding line does not define effort as in past

Common On-Campus Faculty Appointments

Some units (6) do not have Research personnel

off-campus:

◉ Poultry Science

◉ Biochemistry

◉ Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Sciences

◉ Nutrition and Food Sciences

◉ Agricultural Economics

◉ Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications

Several of these units do have Extension

personnel at off-campus centers or sites

Exclusively “On-Campus” Units

The majority of COALS units (8) have Research personnel

housed at off-campus centers or locations:

◉ Animal Science

◉ Ecosystem Science and Management

◉ Plant Pathology and Microbiology

◉ Horticulture

◉ Biological and Agricultural Engineering

◉ Soil and Crop Sciences

◉ Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

◉ Entomology

Placement of faculty off-campus is strategically aligned with

discipline of center or statewide need of faculty expertise

Units with Off-Campus Faculty

Important metrics or measurable outcomes:

◉ Research Program Development:

◉ Publications and Presentations

◉ External funding

◉ Training of Graduate Students

◉ Teaching: (Research + Teaching appointment)

◉ Most on-campus appointments include teaching

◉ Effective teaching based upon percentage appointment

◉ Training of Graduate Students

◉ Extension: (Research + Extension appointment)

◉ Would include effective extension programming

◉ Service:

◉ Committees or professional societies

Responsibilities of On-Campus Faculty

Research Centers also exist on main campus or in the

College Station area:

◉ National Center for Electron Beam Research (POSC)

◉ Poultry Science Teaching, Research, and Extension Center

◉ Animal Science Teaching, Research, and Extension Center

◉ Rosenthal Meat Science and Technology Center (ANSC)

◉ Spatial Sciences Laboratory (ESSM)

◉ Agriculture and Food Policy Center (AGEC)

◉ Center for Phage Technology (BICH)

◉ Aquaculture Research and Teaching Center (WFSC)

◉ Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center (HORT)

AgriLife Research— On-Campus Centers




Economics


Amarillo

San Angelo

Dean of Veterinary

Medicine &

Biomedical Sciences

Foreign Animal and

Zoonotic Disease

Defense (ICAB)

Information

Technology Director

Corporate


Leadership,

Education, &

Communications

Nutrition & Food

Science

Beaumont

Stephenville

Veterinary

Pathobiology


Natural Resources

Office of the State

Chemist

Genomics and


Animal Science

Plant Pathology &

Microbiology

Corpus Christi

Temple


& Pharmacology

Institute for Plant

Genomics &

Biotechnology

Administrative

Services

Biochemistry &

Biophysics

Poultry Science

Dallas

Uvalde


Biosciences

Norman E. Borlaug

Institute for

International

Agriculture

Biological &

Agricultural

Engineering

Recreation, Park, &

Tourism Sciences

El Paso

Vernon

Texas Water

Resources Institute

Ecosystem Science

Management


Lubbock

Weslaco


Research & Program

Evaluation


Sciences

Overton


Veterinary Units (COALS)

College of Veterinary Medicine

and Biomedical Sciences

(CVM-BIMS)

Advocacy

Judith M. Ball, Ph.D.

Fort tumbleweed.com

Originally

formed to

improve the

struggling

Texas cattle

export

industry

that was

blocked

because of

tick-borne

disease

CVM

College of Veterinary Medicine

Established in 1916

One of the original 10 Veterinary Schools

Only veterinary college in state of Texas

Only 28 CVMs in U.S.

Consistently ranked among top CVMs nationally

Professional DVM program

Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital

Residency and Intern Programs

Biomedical Sciences: Large (>1760 students) Pre-

professional, Undergraduate Program

Graduate Program (M.S., Ph.D.)

Post-doctoral Program

Home College: Whole Systems Genomics Initiative

Educational Programs

Veterinary Teaching Hospital

• Annual 21,000

Client visits

• Annual 90,000

animal cases

• 82% generated

from client sales

• 18% from the

State of Texas

• 2,500 Veterinary

Referrals

Research & Care for All Species…

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Nurse_Shark_4472.jpg

Research Programs

Basic Research

Para-clinical Research

Applied Research

One Health Plus Initiatives

• Biomedical Genomics

• Cardiovascular Sciences

• Infectious Diseases (bacteria, viruses, parasites)

and Biodefense

• Neuroscience

• Reproductive Biology

• Toxicology, Oncology, and Environmental Health

Sciences

• Veterinary Clinical Research

Research Signature Programs

Active Interdisciplinary Research and Teaching Program

Wild Life and Fisheries Diseases

Poultry Science

Health Science Center

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension

Texas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Intercollegiate Faculties of Genetics, Virology,

Toxicology and Immunology

Cross-College and Program

Collaborations

CVM-BIMS Research

Center of

cutting-edge

multi-

disciplinary

research.

Foundations

Associations

Industry

Private Donors

Research Extramural Funding Sources

CLONED MORE SPECIES

than anywhere else in the world Cattle

Swine

Goat

Horse

Deer

Cat

College Organization

Large Animal Clinical Sciences

Small Animal

Clinical Sciences

Veterinary

Physiology &

Pharmacology Veterinary

Pathobiology

Veterinary

Integrative

Biosciences

5 Departments

Michael DeBakey Cardiovascular Institute –

train veterinary cardiology residents, perform clinical trials on

new cardiac therapeutics, use animals with naturally

occurring disease

The National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN)

group of State funded veterinary labs that deal with animal

diseases (endemic, exotic, zoonotic, emerging), formed in

2002

Foreign and Zoonotic Disease Defense Center (FAZD)

agricultural screening tools, vaccine trials, pen-side tests for

trans-boundary diseases

Schubot Institute for Exotic Birds

infectious disease and health issues of birds

Winnie Cater Wildlife Center

Centers and Institutes

Newest Center

Tomotherapy Unit

CT Scanner

3 Tesla MRI Unit

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